Comments on: Reduce WordPress CPU Usage #1 – General tips

By: Michael Aulia

Michael Aulia — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:35:32 +0000

Hm I remember enabling the gzip/compression option on supercache and it worked fine on HostGator. But I guess I didn’t test thorough enough

By: Udegbunam Chukwudi

Udegbunam Chukwudi — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:37:28 +0000

WP Supercache doesn’t work on some shared servers. Try Hyper Cache, it’s easier to configure and works like a charm. Unfortunately gzip ain’t supported on Hostgator shared servers. I would have used it and set the cache to clear after 36 hours.
With regards to the use of too many plug-ins, immediately I find an alternative, I uninstall them.

By: Michael Aulia

Michael Aulia — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:03:53 +0000

Hi Mark, sorry for my late reply. Make sure you check my other posts on how to reduce the cpu usage (you can access it through the Blogging guide series page on top).

The compression definitely reduces the bandwidth use but it will increase your CPU usage when it needs to compress the files. So in this case, disable the compression mode if you are experiencing a high CPU usage, but it may not be much

By: Mark Boudreau

Mark Boudreau — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:50:11 +0000

I am having the same issues and my site was temporarily disabled. The hosting company wants me to purchase a dedicated server but that is NOT an option so I am doing a lot of what is suggested here. I am a bit confused about the compression in WP-Super Cache. Will this or wont this help? And as far as reducing the PHP/MySql queries I have no clue where to start.

Mark

By: FreewareMatter

FreewareMatter — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:49:00 +0000

Thank you for this useful post. I’m wondering how to reduce PHP/MySQL queries, and don’t know how